Alia vs Lily Rose
Alia and Lily Rosecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alia was ranked #544 and Lily Rose #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alia and Lily Rose over time
Alia and Lily Rose appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Alia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lily Rose in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lily Rose reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alia in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2012–2025
Alia held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lily Rose in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alia #444 in 2020, Lily Rose #471 in 2017.
The order changed in 2024: Alia moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #905 and #905; by 2024 that had become #556 and #898.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alia #544, Lily Rose #885.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alia | Lily Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alia has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Lily Rose.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Alia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #717 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2016–2021
Highest recorded position: #355 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2016–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lily Rose
Popularity journey
First recorded2010
First recorded at #663 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2010 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2025
Highest recorded position: #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2010–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls